Why Learn a New Language?
Learning languages gives you access to new people, places, and professional opportunities. Whether your career goals involve politics, health, art, science, social services, architecture, technology, or communications, knowing more than one language will open doors.
UWM Language Programs
Learning new languages, developing cultural dexterity, and fostering global understanding gives you access to new people, places, and professional opportunities. Taking courses in one of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s many world language and culture programs will help you to communicate with more people and see the world through new eyes, and it may also enable you to travel the world, earn more money, and pursue new career opportunities. From introductory classes to graduate degree programs, in the traditional classroom or through online, hybrid, or distance learning formats, UWM offers a wide range of internationally-focused coursework to meet your individual needs.
Languages at UWM News
- Zeise honored with ARC Excellence AwardCongratulations to Magaly Zeise, Senior Teaching Faculty in Spanish, who was recognized on October 4 with an ARC Excellence Award from UWM’s Accessibility Resource Center. Thank you for your commitment to making language learning accessible to …
- Alkhas and May-Chu recognized at the 2024 UWM Employee Excellence AwardsCongratulations to Anita Alkhas, associate professor of French, and Karolina May-Chu, who were both honored at the UWM Employee Excellence Awards Ceremony on October 9. Alkhas received the UWM Faculty Distinguished Public Service Award and the …
- Global Studies alum makes her Milwaukee Film Festival debutCongratulations to Amanda Platt ('18, BA Global Studies), an actor in Earlybird, a film that debuted in April 2023 at the Milwaukee Film Festival.
World Languages & Cultures News
- Remembering Larry BaldassaroIt is with heavy hearts that we share the news that Larry Baldassaro, Professor Emeritus of Italian, passed away peacefully on September 8. The grandson of Italian immigrants, …
- Critical Languages Scholarship information sessionThe U.S. Department of State supports the Critical Languages Scholarship (CLS) program, which provides immersive summer study abroad programs of 7-10 weeks for U.S. undergraduate and graduate students to …
- Muslims in Milwaukee Co-Authors at Boswell Book CompanyJoin us at Boswell Book Company for an evening with Caroline Seymour-Jorn (Comparative Literature and Global Studies) and her co-authors Anna Mansson McGinty (Geography) and Kristin Sziarto …
- Come join our team: Spanish Teaching FacultyThe Department of World Languages and Cultures seeks applications for two positions for Teaching Faculty within the Spanish program. One of the positions includes the opportunity to …
World Languages & Cultures Events
- November 13, 2026, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
- November 18, 2026, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
